Starting a print (SLA)

After purchasing your printer, select the necessary consumables that best suit your work environment and use case:

• Choose and purchase resin based on your application and printer model.
• Choose and purchase a washing solvent based on your application.
• Purchase additional supplies.

After setting up the printer, download PreForm:

• Install PreForm.
• Update PreForm.

Once the latest version of PreForm is installed on your computer:

• Open PreForm.
• Open one or multiple STL/OBJ/3MF files..
• Change the view.
• Select the material and the layer thickness.
• Understand the best practices that go into orienting and supporting a model.
• Move and rotate a model around the build volume
• Choose whether to print directly on the build platform or add supports to a model.
• Inspect models for unsupported minima and suction cups with the Slicer tool.
• Copy, mirror, scale, and delete models.
• Save changes.

After setting up your model in PreForm, choose a printer to run the print job:

• Select or manually add a printer in PreForm.
• Match PreForm consumables (resin tank, resin cartridge) to consumables inserted in printer.or vice versa
• Send the print job from PreForm to the printer.

After transferring the print job, confirm the print job on the printer’s touchscreen to start the print.

After starting a print, log in to Dashboard and create a Formlabs account to:

• Track your print progress.
• View the order status and history for your Formlabs.com purchases.
• Access and share print data.
• Manage printers.
• Manage material consumption.